Todays accelerating global capitalist slumpthe opening stages of what will be decades of economic, financial, and social convulsions and class battlesaccompanies a continuation of the most far-reaching shift in Washingtons military policy and organization since the U.S. buildup toward World War II. Class-struggle-minded working people must face this historic turning point for imperialism, and draw satisfaction from being in their face as we chart a revolutionary course to confront it.